End Quote by Jack Grealish

My experience at Villa has been a failure.

— Robert Pires

The football was really good at Villa. It was all worthwhile.

— Robert Snodgrass

I'll always be thankful to Villa for giving me the chance to play first-team football regularly.

— Kyle Walker

I went to Villa to be with top players, Ashley Young and Stewart Downing, who create chances.

— Darren Bent

It's very exciting, everyone wants to see Aston Villa back in the Premier League and kicking on from there. It's great to see this…

— Mile Jedinak

It was difficult at Villa because they'd struggled for two years and I'd come mainly from Barcelona B in the second division in Spain.…

— Adama Traore

I knew my knee was getting worse at Villa. The first season was dreadful and we went down. But speak to the Villa fans…

— Micah Richards

I played at Aston Villa for four years and most of the time I loved it there, but typically it took me a while…

— Paul Merson

I'm desperate to play Champions League football, and that's why I have to leave Villa.

— Gareth Barry

It is a lifelong dream to even play for Villa, but to get to a European final tops it all off.

— Jack Grealish

Villa will probably play a lot worse than this and lose.

— Alan Parry

Aston Villa is a massive club and I always want to play for huge clubs.

— Darren Bent